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CASE FDR MILK BOTTLES.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 9, 190s.

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HARRY E. SANDERS, OF ZANESVILLE, OHIO.

CASE FOR MILK-BOTTLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 9, 1908.

Patented April 6, 1809.

Serial No. 426,100.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY E. SANDERS, citizen of the United States,residing at Zanesville, in. the county of Muskingum and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cases for Mill;-Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in crates of thatcharacter which are commonly employed for the packing and transportationof bottles, and the object of the invention is the provision of a crateembodying a novel construction whereby the bottles are effectivelyprotected from injury.

The invention further contemplates a crate which is strong and durablein its construction and is so formed as to enable the various cratesbeing superposed upon each other without the necessity of utilizing theordinary stacking irons.

For a full understanding of the invention, and the merits thereof andalso to acquire a knowledge of the details of con struction and themeans of effecting the result, reference is to be had to the followingdescription and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is aperspective view of a crate constructed in accordance to the invention;Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same; Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinalsectional view on the line 33 of Fig. 2 and, Fig. 4 is a plan view of aportion of a bottle positioning frame constructed in accordance with theinvention.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

The crate is preferably of rectangular formation and comprises theoppositely disposed sides 1 and ends 2, the said members being formed ofsheet material. such as galvanized iron and having their upper edgesrolled inwardly to receive a reinforcing wire 3. Extending around thebottom of the crate, which is open, is an inwardly projecting flange 4which serves as a reinforcing means. A band 5 is applied to the exteriorof the crate and projects below the bottom. thereof so as to hold the sid bottom spaced from any support upon which the crate may be placed andprevent wear thereof. It will also be obvious that when several cratesare superposed upon each other, the bands 5 of the upper crates willengage the next lower crates in such a manner as to prevent lateraldisplacement of the crates relative to each other.

Arranged within. the crate is a pair of spaced horizontal frames 6, eachof the frames comprising a plurality of longitudinal strips 6 andtransverse strips 6 the said strips being riveted or otherwise securelyconnected at their intersection as indicated at 7. Attention is directedto the fact that the portions of the strips 6 and 6 between the pointsof intersection are disposed at a slight angle to the vertical so thatshould the bottles 8 which are inserted within the spaces formed by theframes be jolted against opposite sides of the same strip, one of thebottles will engage the upper edge of the strip and the opposite bottlethe lower edge of the strip, the bottles being thereby prevented fromcoming into contact with each other and the spring action of the stripsserving to prevent injury thereof. The bottles 8 of each row rest upon apair of transverse rods 9 which extend. across the bottom of the crate,the ends of the rods passing through the sides 1 and being secured tothe band 5 upon the exterior of the crate. It will thus be apparent thatwith this improved crate a free circulation of air will be permittedaround the bottles and the said ottles will. be eflectivelyshielded frominury.

in constructing the bottle positioning frame 6 any desired number of thelongitudinal strips 6 and the transverse strips 6 may be employedaccording to the size of the crate and the number of bottles to bepacked therein. In Fig. 4: is shown one of these frames 6 which is of asize adapted to fit within a crate larger than that shown in theremaining figures of the drawings.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is l. Thecombination of a crate, and a bottle positioning frame arranged withinthe crate and formed of intersecting spring strips, the portions of thestrips between adjacent bottles being disposed at an angle to thevertical so that one of the bottles will engage the top of the stripwhile the opposite bottle engages the bottom thereof, the spring actionof the strip serving to hold the bottles spaced and to prevent injurythereof.

2. The combination of a crate having an open bottom, a bottlepositioning frame arposed at an angle to the vertical so that one of thebottles will engage the top of the v strip while the opposite bottleengages the bottom thereof, the spring action of the strip serving tohold the bottles spaced and to prevent injury thereof, and transverserods extending across the open bottom of the crate and serving tosupport the bottles.

'3. The combination of a crate, a band applied to the exterior of thecrate and pro jecting below the bottom thereof, bottle positioning meanswithin the crate, and transverse rods extending across the crate forsupporting the bottles, the said transverse rods also passing throughthe before mentioned band so as to aid in retaining the band in positionupon the crate.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence 01" two Witnesses.

HARRY E. SANDERS. [11. s.] Vitnesses:

DAISY W, SANDERS, MYRTA CRANE.

